diff --git a/src/handlers/supplierHandler.js b/src/handlers/supplierHandler.js
index f4f51811..81f362f6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/supplierHandler.js
+++ b/src/handlers/supplierHandler.js
@@ -1080,6 +1080,46 @@ if (isValidPrice(price_from) && isValidPrice(price_to)) {
 };
 
 
+// GET SUPPLIERS (simple): only needs customerId; no tanker checks
+exports.getSupplierswithoutbooking = async (req, reply) => {
+  try {
+    const { customerId } = req.params;
+
+    // 1) Load customer to read favorites
+    const customer = await User.findOne({ customerId }, { favorate_suppliers: 1, _id: 0 });
+    if (!customer) {
+      return reply.code(404).send({ status_code: 404, message: "Customer not found" });
+    }
+    const favoriteSet = new Set(customer.favorate_suppliers || []);
+
+    // 2) Load all suppliers
+    const suppliers = await Supplier.find({}); // add projection if you want to slim payload
+
+    // 3) Find accepted connections for this customer across ALL suppliers in one go
+    const supplierIds = suppliers.map(s => s.supplierId).filter(Boolean);
+    const acceptedReqs = await FriendRequest.find(
+      { customerId, supplierId: { $in: supplierIds }, status: "accepted" },
+      { supplierId: 1, _id: 0 }
+    );
+    const connectedSet = new Set(acceptedReqs.map(r => r.supplierId));
+
+    // 4) Build response
+    const result = suppliers.map(s => ({
+      supplier: s,
+      isFavorite: favoriteSet.has(s.supplierId),
+      isConnected: connectedSet.has(s.supplierId),
+    }));
+
+    return reply.send({ status_code: 200, suppliers: result });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    return reply.code(500).send({
+      status_code: 500,
+      message: "Something went wrong",
+      error: err.message,
+    });
+  }
+};
 
 
 exports.createRequestedBooking = async (req, reply) => {
diff --git a/src/models/supplier.js b/src/models/supplier.js
index 4bc4e3cf..24507c1b 100644
--- a/src/models/supplier.js
+++ b/src/models/supplier.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const supplierSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
       services: { password: { bcrypt: String } },
       description: {type : String, default: null},
       startingPrice : { type : String, default: 0.0},
+      status: { type : String, default:"under_verification"},
       profile: {
         role: [{ type: String, default: "supplier" }],
         firstName: { type: String, default: null },
diff --git a/src/routes/supplierRoute.js b/src/routes/supplierRoute.js
index 5daec94f..f522c8f9 100644
--- a/src/routes/supplierRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/supplierRoute.js
@@ -52,6 +52,26 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
   });
 
 
+  fastify.post("/api/getSupplierswithoutbooking/:customerId", {
+  schema: {
+    tags: ["Supplier-Data"],
+    description: "Get all suppliers with favorite & connection flags for a customer",
+    summary: "List suppliers with isFavorite & isConnected",
+    params: {
+      type: "object",
+      required: ["customerId"],
+      properties: {
+        customerId: { type: "string", description: "Customer ID" },
+      },
+    },
+    // Body is not needed; keep empty schema or remove `body` entirely
+  
+    security: [{ basicAuth: [] }],
+  },
+  handler: validationHandler.getSupplierswithoutbooking, // or `exports.getSuppliers` if wired directly
+});
+
+
 fastify.post("/api/requestedbookings", {
   schema: {
     tags: ["Supplier-Data"],